Tool-chest



(No Model.)

J. A. FRANKLIN.

TO0L-GHEST. No. 425,216. Patented Apr. 8, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. FRANKLIN, OF WVABASH, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO SHARPHAGGERTY, OF BROOKS, KANSAS.

TOOL-CHEST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 425,215, dated April 8,1890.

Application filed December 16, 1889. Serial No. 333,882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: J, which extend inward in opposite direc- Beit known that I, JAMES A. FRANKLIN, tions and engage the saidratchet-teeth, and a citizen of the United States, residing at therebyprevent movement of the disk in Wabash, in the county of Wabash andState either direction. of Indiana, have invented certain new and use-My device provides a very simple and comfullmprovementsin ChestsforTools,&c.; and paetly-arranged chest, in which a workman I do herebydeclare the following to be afull, may arrange his tools in a convenientmanclear, and exact description of the invention, ner and have themalways at hand. such as will enable others skilled in the art Inpractice the tools are placed in the IO to which it appertains to makeand use the trays or drawers and the rotary frame, comsame. posed of thedisks and trays, hung in the My invention relates to improvements inchest, as shown and before described. WVhen tool boxes or chests; and itconsists in certain the workman desires to use any particular novelfeatures hereinafter described and tool, one of the pawls is disengagedfrom the 15 claimed. ratchet-teeth and the frame is then rotated to Inthe annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a perbring the tray containing thedesired tool spective view of my improved device with a into convenientreach.

part broken away. Fig. 2 is a transverse sec- It will be observed thatas the frame rotates 6 5 tion thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail view of one ofthe trays will swing on their pivots, and thus 20 the bearings orhangers for the trays. maintain their horizontal position. The 1101-Referring to the drawings by letter, A deslow rollers in the hangers forthe trays reduce ignates the casing or chest, which may be of thefriction between the contacting parts to any desired size, and isprovided in the ina minimum, and thus enable the trays to turn ner facesof its ends with the vertical grooves easily and readily. The ends ofthe chest 25 B, as shown. An axle or shaft C has its ends preventlongitudinal movement of the rotary fitted in these grooves, and issupported by frame, while the grooves in the ends of the the lower endsof the same. To this axle, chest permit the frame to be quickly removednear the ends of the same, I secure the disks for cleaning or repairs,or to economize room D, and to the said disks I pivot the trays or inthe storage and transportation of large 30 drawers E, which extendbetween the disks numbers of the devices. My device can be and areadapted to contain the tools or other manufactured at a small cost, andits advanarticles, as will be readily understood. These tages arethought to be obvious. trays are secured to the disks in such a man-Having thus described my invention, what ner that they will always be ina horizontal I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat- 3 5 position,and this result is secured by the use ent, is-

of the hangers or bearings illustrated in Fig. The combination of thetray, the disks,

l. Each disk is provided on its inner side the perforated lugs securedto the disks, the around its edge with the perforated lugs or hollowrollers fitted within the openings in brackets F, and within the openingof said said lugs, and the securing-screws inserted 4o lug or bracket Iarrange a hollow roller G, through the said rollers into the ends of thethrough which a headed screw H is inserted tray, as set forth. into theend of the tray to secure the several In testimony whereofl affix mysignature in parts together, as will be readily understood presence oftwo witnesses.

upon reference to Fig. 4. One of the disks JAMES A. FRANKLIN. 45 D isprovided around its edges with the re- Witnesses:

versely-arranged ratchet-teeth I, and to the OLIVER H. BOGUE,

adjacent end of the chest A,I pivot the pawls B. F. CLEMANS.

